What are you currently reading?

[Daghain]

:D I have about 40 pages of my current book to read, which I *should* finish tonight.

[Ruthful]

Hmm.
I'm actually a bit skeptical.
I think that it's one of those books I'll either love or hate, but I'll have to read it to find out.
And wow. So that's why it's called Embroideries. ><

I hope they have it at Borders. :)


C'mon, it's less than a 120 pages.

:P

[Ruthful]

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/1843541114.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

[Empath of the White]

Oh, we're going to be reading buddies! I'm starting mine tomorrow, I think.

This will be the first time you read HP & TDH? If so, take it slow and enjoy it, its quite a journey!:)

[Daghain]

Yep, was waiting for the paperback!

Just finished Good Calories, Bad Calories: Fats, Carbs, and the Controversial Science of Diet and Health by Gary Taubes - I highly recommend this book - it's an interesting read on the whole obesity/diet issue and basically tells you why what we're doing now doesn't work. It's really good!

And,

HEY SARAJEAN!

I'm now reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. :D

[Ruthful]

http://img.infibeam.com/img/a193bc7d/722/7/9780871137722.jpg

[Bev Vincent]

I'm 555 pages into Under the Dome. How are you coming along with it, jhanic?

[fernandito]

HEY SARAJEAN!

I'm now reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. :D

HAHAHAHA!

EXTRA FTW POINTS BECAUSE ITS IN ALL CAPS! LAUGH OUT LOUD!

[Daghain]

:D

[jayson]

http://www.opencourtbooks.com/images/quentin_lg.jpg

this series of books certainly has my non-fiction side covered for a while to come. :D

[mae]

I'm 555 pages into Under the Dome.

Wow. Ho Lee Shit.

How's it, Bev? I know you probably can't and won't give any details, but overall? Does it start off with what King read last year as The Airplane and the Woodchuck?

[Bev Vincent]

Yes, it starts off with that section. Cemetery Dance wants my review in their Oct/Nov issue, which means I have to have it in to them by Sunday evening, so I'm reading it at 90 miles per hour, but I'm enjoying the heck out of it. It's been a while since King has written a multi-viewpoint novel like this (other than DT).

[jhanic]

I'm 555 pages into Under the Dome. How are you coming along with it, jhanic?

I'm on page 670 of the 890 pages in the UK proof. I'm enjoying it so far. I should finish it tonight or latest tomorrow. It's a gigantic cast of characters, but I haven't had any real problem keeping track of who's who.

John

[mae]

You guys must be employing some sort of speed reading. I can never read anywhere near that fast.

[jhanic]

I AM a fast reader (I'm an ex-English major) but the story is good enough that I don't want to put it down. Too bad life has a way of interfering with my reading!

John

[Bev Vincent]

I've been reading from 5:30-6:45 am and from 6-9 pm for the past two days. I've managed about 275 pages per day. The book lends itself to fast reading. Breezy, open, expansive.

[sarajean]

HEY SARAJEAN!

I'm now reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. :D

it is about fucking time.

i still don't understand why IN THE LAST TWO YEARS you couldn't have borrowed it from the library.

pshh.

and you call yourself a fan. :nope:

[fernandito]

I think it's because shes one of them hardcover-ers! :lol:

[jhanic]

Well, I finished Under the Dome this morning. No spoilers, but it's a nice, fast read with a very satisfactory ending. I kind of reminds me of the beginning of Cell, with the almost non-stop action. There is a large cast of characters, but King manages to keep them distinct and I had almost no trouble keeping them straight. I want to reread it, because I want to savor it again, but I'll wait until the trade edition comes out in November. I don't want to take the chance of damaging my proof.

John

[Bev Vincent]

I hit page 900 this morning. Looking forward to finishing it tomorrow.

[Daghain]

HEY SARAJEAN!

I'm now reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. :D

it is about fucking time.

i still don't understand why IN THE LAST TWO YEARS you couldn't have borrowed it from the library.

pshh.

and you call yourself a fan. :nope:

Hey, I didn't finish the Dark Tower series until it all came out in paperback, either. :lol:

[sarajean]

that is NOT a laugh out loud piece of information.

[fernandito]

Shit, I'm laughing! :D

You know I'm just teasing you, asshat :huglove:

[mae]

So, Bev and John, is it the new King masterpiece akin to The Stand, as it's been hyped to be?

[Daghain]

that is NOT a laugh out loud piece of information.

And that's exactly what I thought you'd say. :P

[jhanic]

So, Bev and John, is it the new King masterpiece akin to The Stand, as it's been hyped to be?

Speaking only for myself, I don't put it quite that high, but it is an engaging story very well told.

I'll be looking forward to the discussions of this book after the trade is published. I'm sure there will be a large variety of opinions, as seems to common with King's works.

John

[fernandito]

I think I want to read this next :)

http://myweb.csuchico.edu/~asbowen/images/Watchmen.jpeg

[Brice]

Something Like An Autobiography-Akira Kurosawa

[William50]

I just finished "Les Miserables"....and I plan to begin "The DaVinci Code" in the next few days... :orely:

[sarajean]

I plan to begin "The DaVinci Code" in the next few days... :orely:

i wouldn't.

it was terrible.

[William50]

I plan to begin "The DaVinci Code" in the next few days... :orely:

i wouldn't.

it was terrible.

Thankee. I'll read "The Green Mile" instead. :)

[sarajean]

:thumbsup:

good call.

[jayson]

just don't watch the movie :P

[idk, my bff jill?]

http://i529.photobucket.com/albums/dd334/POW-lah/Stuff/0812971043_01_lzzzzzzz.jpg

[William50]

I know the saying is "never judge a book by it's cover"... but that cover is flippin awsome looking. :excited:

[idk, my bff jill?]

Well, the book is great thus far, so you can judge this book by its cover.
I'll probably finish it tomorrow.

[William50]

"New York Times BestSellers" are usually pretty high quality.... usually. :evil:

[Brice]

The Dante Club was excellent. :D I loved it.

[Bev Vincent]

I liked the Dante Club, and Pearl's book about Poe, too. But I also enjoyed the Da Vinci Code as a fast-paced adventure with some interesting twists.

[Unfound One]

I liked The Da Vinci Code as well.
But, the prequel to it - Angels & Demons - was even better.

Both of the movies were very average.

[Bev Vincent]

I agree -- Angels & Demons was better, and the film A&D was better than the DVC movie, too.

[Heather19]

I liked the Dante Club, and Pearl's book about Poe, too. But I also enjoyed the Da Vinci Code as a fast-paced adventure with some interesting twists.

I've been curious about The Poe Shadow. I keep coming across it when I head to the bookstore. I might have to pick it up.

[Bev Vincent]

It's far from a perfect book, but I enjoyed much of it. Here's my review (http://www.onyxreviews.com/pearl-poe.html).

[Heather19]

Thanks Bev :)

Just got back from the bookstore, and I just couldn't resist picking up Drood. I was going to wait for the paperback, but found out it won't be out till feb, and there was no way I could wait that long. Now I just have to hurry up and finish reading the books I'm currently in the middle of so that I can get to this one.

[mae]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51p-HnrK0oL.jpg

Very very good stuff. So beautifully written.

[jhanic]

Bev, I've clicked on the link, but I don't see your review of Under the Dome. Am I doing something wrong?

John

[Ka-mai]

Reading Lolita...

I'm a little bored, honestly. It was interesting for a while, but it kind of died. I want it to hurry up already.

Also, I had NO IDEA what this book was about, so it was kind of a shock. :lol:

Edit: Another new Stephen King? Maybe I'll read it since you guys seem to like it so much. I've just been so disappointed with the last couple though, I didn't even try his newest (see, I can't even remember what it was called) because the jacket description sounded lame and rehashed.

I remember reading Dante Club, it was pretty good. Now it's going to bug me because I don't remember how I got ahold of it. :P

[John_and_Yoko]

Reading Lolita...

I'm a little bored, honestly. It was interesting for a while, but it kind of died. I want it to hurry up already.

Also, I had NO IDEA what this book was about, so it was kind of a shock. :lol:

I don't blame you for being bored, it took me WAY too long to finish.... :P

On the other hand, I knew what it was about and so wasn't all that shocked....

[jhanic]

Sorry about my earlier post, Bev. I think you'll understand what I was thinking!

John

[jayson]

Reading Lolita...

I'm a little bored, honestly. It was interesting for a while, but it kind of died. I want it to hurry up already.

Also, I had NO IDEA what this book was about, so it was kind of a shock. :lol:

and i'm shocked that it's even possible to not know what that book is about given how the word "lolita" has entered into the language.:rolleyes:

[Bev Vincent]

Yep, John -- the review linked above was the Matthew Pearl "Poe" novel under discussion. My review of UtD will be in the Halloween issue of Cemetery Dance, though I'll probably do one for Onyx Reviews as well closer to publication date. I've queried the Houston Chronicle as well, but I've never had much luck getting a response from them.

[Nedmonds]

over the last 3 days i have started and finished reading. James paterson "sail" Very good book!. Also finished Simon Kernicks "good day to die" Which is also a good book :D. If your into crime and that sort of thing. Just started to read dream catcher today and so far it looks pretty good :).

[William50]

I just began a re-read of The Tommyknockers :nope:

Gets worse every time I read it. :pullhair::pullhair::pullhair::pullhair:

[Ka-mai]

Reading Lolita...

I'm a little bored, honestly. It was interesting for a while, but it kind of died. I want it to hurry up already.

Also, I had NO IDEA what this book was about, so it was kind of a shock. :lol:

and i'm shocked that it's even possible to not know what that book is about given how the word "lolita" has entered into the language.:rolleyes:

:lol: I kind of knew it was about an older man and younger girl, but I thought the girl was like... 18. 16 minimum.

I'm kind of getting more into it again, but I wish it would hurry up already.

[Ruthful]

I just began a re-read of The Tommyknockers :nope:

Gets worse every time I read it. :pullhair::pullhair::pullhair::pullhair:

Why would you even want to read that book more than once?

:orely:

[William50]

I just began a re-read of The Tommyknockers :nope:

Gets worse every time I read it. :pullhair::pullhair::pullhair::pullhair:

Why would you even want to read that book more than once?

:orely:

I honestly don't know. It isnt even that great of a read... and yet I find myself opening it up month after month... :cry:

[Jean]

I just began a re-read of The Tommyknockers :nope:

Gets worse every time I read it. :pullhair::pullhair::pullhair::pullhair:
Interesting. It gets better and better every time bears read it. Maybe it depends on what you read directly before it.

[ola]

Duma Key - this one is going fast. I've got the giant hardcover version so I've been hauling that around in my bag everywhere.

[what]

Gave up totally on Pride and Prejudice and Zombies... I just cant get excited about the story :angry:... So I started American Gods finally!

[fernandito]

I'm reading Doctor No by Ian Fleming. This is the first Fleming - James Bond novel that I read, and I have to say I love his style.

[Ruthful]

Boomers: The Cold War Generation Grows Up, Victor D. Brooks

[Heather19]

Gave up totally on Pride and Prejudice and Zombies... I just cant get excited about the story :angry:... So I started American Gods finally!

I've been having a hard time with it as well. I think I'm still only about 30 pages in. Which is strange, because I love zombies, and I love Jane Austen, so I thought I'd really enjoy it. I will say that I've never really been a huge fan of Pride & Prejudice, it's my least favorite of her stories, so that might have something to do with it.

[Ka-mai]

I have 8 pages left in Lolita and I can't bring myself to sit down and read them, that's how bored I am. :pullhair:

[fernandito]

Damn :lol:

[William50]

Screw The Tommyknockers!!!! .....:wtf:...... i'm going to read some Poe stories for a while.

[Mordred Deschain]

Fortunately or unfortunately I'm re-reading The Iliad (aka the trojan war, or for you Brad Pit fans...Troy)

[Daghain]

WHY, MORD, WHY??????

[William50]

Is the Iliad connected to the Odyssey? Both by Homer... but do they form a mini series? :orely:

[Unfound One]

Iliad comes before Odyssey, I'm pretty sure.

Yeah. The Iliad is the Trojan War and features Achilles, and The Odyssey is about Odysseus trying to get home and failing pretty miserably. Yay Homer!

(I haven't actually read either all the way through, but I sure loved my Wishbone versions as a kid. :evil: )

[what]

With a good translation? they are a good read... required for us in Honors Lit and Humanities... I will say, I'll never read them again... twice is enough!

[Mordred Deschain]

Is the Iliad connected to the Odyssey? Both by Homer... but do they form a mini series? :orely:

The Iliad is first, it is the Trojan war, the Odyssey is after, which is the story of Odysseus trying to get back to his home country after fighting in the Trojan War. Odysseus was spurned by the Gods for his involvement in the Trojan War. When he finally made it home he was an old man, and his wife had re-married thinking that Odysseus and died. Not really a mini series....I guess...by todays standards it could be, kind of like the Star Wars movies. But each Greek story has it's moral teaching. For instance, The Iliad isn't really the story of the Trojan War, but the story of Achilles' rage. For it was believed if Achilles would not have gotten mad at Agamemnon and sat out for many years of the war, the Greeks would have defeated the Trojans early on.

And Dag, I'm bored and I love Greek mytho.

Unfound, just being technical, Homer wasn't alive during any of it, he was the first person to put the oral history into writing.

[twinsmom]

I just finished reading The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon. I think it's book 5 in the Outlander series... what a great series! Has anyone else read them? I thought the first book- OUtlander- was awesome & the 2nd was ok, but the 3 after that just keep getting better...
I'm reading that series & the Dark Tower series as well this summer (Last summer it was the Harry Potter series- awesome! the summer before was the Left Behind series). So I finished Wizard & Glass recently too, so I'm waiting to get the next books in both series.

Btw, I've never read the Iliad or the Odyssey (even in college!)... and someone mentoined Lolita- I got that one from the library, always wanted to read it, but my hubby is reading it... and he's a slooooooow reader!

[Daghain]

Just finished Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (yeah sarajean, I FINISHED it!) and am now reading Diary by Chuck Palahniuk.

[SigTauGimp]

Woot for finishing HP! :clap:

And a def. thumbs-up for Chuck P. :cool:

[Heather19]

Just finished Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (yeah sarajean, I FINISHED it!) and am now reading Diary by Chuck Palahniuk.

Please let me know what you think of Diary. I loved it, but for some reason it seems to get a bit of hate around here.

[Ruthful]

With a good translation? they are a good read... required for us in Honors Lit and Humanities... I will say, I'll never read them again... twice is enough!

http://www.boingboing.net/2009/04/05/homers-odyssey-on-tw.html

[what]

With a good translation? they are a good read... required for us in Honors Lit and Humanities... I will say, I'll never read them again... twice is enough!

http://www.boingboing.net/2009/04/05/homers-odyssey-on-tw.html

Thank you. That made my day!

[Daghain]

Just finished Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (yeah sarajean, I FINISHED it!) and am now reading Diary by Chuck Palahniuk.

Please let me know what you think of Diary. I loved it, but for some reason it seems to get a bit of hate around here.

Will do! :thumbsup:

[ManOfWesternesse]

Now (re)reading DTVII. Irene & Roland just arrived in New York.

[fernandito]

Just about to wrap up The Wanting Seed, and then I'll be continuing my simeltaneous readthrough of Dr. No and Watchmen and Philosophy. I have Crime and Punishment on the waiting deck.

[Ka-mai]

Finally finished Lolita a couple days ago, was not terribly impressed. Glad I read it though, just to say I did. Now I'm on Reading Lolita In Tehran.

[mae]

Finally finished Lolita a couple days ago, was not terribly impressed. Glad I read it though, just to say I did.

What didn't you like about it? Granted I read this years ago but I recall enjoying this novel immensely.

[jhanic]

Finishing Tom Clancy's Executive Orders (a reread) and starting The Story of Edgar Sawtelle (which was highly recommended by King).

John

[what]

... starting The Story of Edgar Sawtelle (which was highly recommended by King).

John

I loved the story but wish it ended differently.

[John_and_Yoko]

Currently reading Carrie after seeing both adapations--the first one (from 1976) is the ONLY one as far as I'm concerned.

[Ka-mai]

Finally finished Lolita a couple days ago, was not terribly impressed. Glad I read it though, just to say I did.

What didn't you like about it? Granted I read this years ago but I recall enjoying this novel immensely.

I don't know, I just think it was going well for a while and then slowed down too much towards the third quarter of the book. It picked up a little at the end but I had a hard time focusing on finishing it for some reason... I think I felt it ended with Lolita and the last few pages didn't matter.

[sleeplessdwarf]

3/4 of the way done with Desperation. When that is done I think I will read Insomnia, or Regulators. Any suggestions as to which?

[fernandito]

Follow it up with Regulators, since it's the companion novel to Desperation.

[Brice]

I'm currently reading Crawlers by John Shirley.

[John_and_Yoko]

3/4 of the way done with Desperation. When that is done I think I will read Insomnia, or Regulators. Any suggestions as to which?


Follow it up with Regulators, since it's the companion novel to Desperation.

Under most circumstances I'd say Insomnia (it's my third-favorite of the Stephen King works I've read), but considering the circumstances, I agree with feverishparade. If you haven't already read The Regulators, definitely do so now.

[Letti]

I am reading I, Robot by Asimov. I have never been a big sci fi fan but damn.. I can't put it down.

[jhanic]

I am reading I, Robot by Asimov. I have never been a big sci fi fan but damn.. I can't put it down.

There are also a couple novels Asimov wrote about the robots that are just as good--one is called (if I remember correctly) Caves of Steel. I can't remember the other. (Naked Sun?)

John

[Ka-mai]

Question: I like Desperation better than The Regulators, but I can't decide if it's because I read it first or not. Which did you guys read first and which did you like better?

[John_and_Yoko]

Question: I like Desperation better than The Regulators, but I can't decide if it's because I read it first or not. Which did you guys read first and which did you like better?

I read Desperation first too, but I liked The Regulators better.

[Patrick]

In my continuing effort to read books that are supposed classics:

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, by James Joyce
The Sound and the Fury, by William Faulkner

and now on to:
Ulysses, by James Joyce

Wish me luck.

[Brice]

Good Luck! It's a good book. I suppose next is Finnegan's Wake?

[Patrick]

Thanks, Brice. Next will probably be Sons and Lovers by D.H. Lawrence or something. I don't know. I'm just trying to broaden my reading experience, but not in any organized or studied way.

[Brice]

I've only read some of D.H. Lawrence's short stories, but I liked them alot.

[fernandito]

I'm about 25 pages into Crime and Punishment. I can't decide if I like it yet, I'm having some difficulty getting into the style in which it's written, or perhaps its the way it was translated .... anyway, I'm going to read another dozen (?) pages before deciding if I like it or not.

[Patrick]

I'm about 25 pages into Crime and Punishment. I can't decide if I like it yet, I'm having some difficulty getting into the style in which it's written, or perhaps its the way it was translated .... anyway, I'm going to read another dozen (?) pages before deciding if I like it or not.
I got about 1/2, maybe 2/3, of the way through that book, then finally gave up. It is a rare book that can drive me away after I've started, but that one did. It wasn't the style though. It was the story.

Hope you have better luck with it.

[IWasSentWest]

i'm reading grave peril (book three of the dresden files). i bought the first three in a box set. they are great. funny, fast paced. have a fast paced detective novel feel, plus the element of magic...it's awesome

[Letti]

I am reading I, Robot by Asimov. I have never been a big sci fi fan but damn.. I can't put it down.

There are also a couple novels Asimov wrote about the robots that are just as good--one is called (if I remember correctly) Caves of Steel. I can't remember the other. (Naked Sun?)

John

Thanks a lot. :rose:

[mae]

In my continuing effort to read books that are supposed classics:

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, by James Joyce
The Sound and the Fury, by William Faulkner

and now on to:
Ulysses, by James Joyce

Wish me luck.

So how were those?

[Jean]

Patrick... what's going on? an act of penance??? go and sin no more!

[Daghain]

Jean! :lol:

ETA: Just finished Diary by Chuck Palahniuk and am now reading My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult.

[SigTauGimp]

I am reading I, Robot by Asimov. I have never been a big sci fi fan but damn.. I can't put it down.

I love Asimov. I can remember randomly picking up one of his books waaaaayyyy back in grade/middle school, and having that same thought...wasn't big on the sci-fi, but couldn't stop reading it.


Currently re-reading some different short story compilations...Everything's Eventual, Just After Sunset, and now, thanks to Letti's post, Robot Visions, from Asimov. :D

[Ruthful]

Christopher Caldwell, Reflections on the Revolution in Europe.

[ManOfWesternesse]

The Painted Man - Peter V Brett.
First book of a fantasy trilogy - his first so there's no history to go on.
So far?.... not bad at all!

[sai delgado]

Hmmm...what am I reading... Eats, Shoots and Leaves "The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation" by Lynne Truss...
Not very gripping to read at all but it is educating me a little where I needed it and it might be useful when I start my Creative Writing course at University in September *cringes*

[Ricky]

Almost finished reading Indoctrinaire by Christopher Priest.

[turtlex]

I'm in the middle of a rather creepy thriller called Sworn to Silence by Linda Castillo.

[pookie]

Just starting The Second World War by John Keegan and thus far it is excellent.

[SigTauGimp]

Started Fight Club last night...I think after this, I only have 2 Chuck P. novels left. =/

[DoctorDodge]

Currently in the middle of Emperor: The Gates of Rome, and I am loving it so far. Which honestly I'm kinda surprised about: normally I read novels that have some basis in either sci-fi or fantasy (and there is a difference between the two, despite what book shops will have you believe! :D) so reading historical fiction is kinda new for me. But, with it being all about ancient Rome...well, I've always had a soft spot for fiction about Romans!

Except when merged with sci-fi or fantasy! :D

[Ruthful]

Hmmm...what am I reading... Eats, Shoots and Leaves "The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation" by Lynne Truss...
Not very gripping to read at all but it is educating me a little where I needed it and it might be useful when I start my Creative Writing course at University in September *cringes*

That's probably a good idea. I had to take a survey course in expository writing when I entered college, and it helped me immeasurably. I had to relearn a lot of basic, component parts of English that I had taken for granted. Even if you don't think your writing can use improvement, it probably can.

[ManOfWesternesse]

....when I start my Creative Writing course at University in September *cringes*
YAY! - well done you Stef! Hope it goes well.

Finished Peter V. Brett - The Painted Man (The Warded Man in the U.S. I believe). Pretty good book - looking forward to book 2 (the Desert Spear) next April).

Now re-reading: King - From a Buick 8.

[what]

Finished American Gods... great book! Now I'm trying to find something new to read...

[turtlex]

I finished Sworn to Silence by Linda Castillo.... I hate it when a book starts out very strong, and then just sort of ... wraps things up too quickly and ends. :(

[jayson]

I hate it when a book starts out very strong, and then just sort of ... wraps things up too quickly and ends. :(

duma key? :rolleyes:

[Ka-tet]

Currently re-reading The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordan

[Daghain]

I hate it when a book starts out very strong, and then just sort of ... wraps things up too quickly and ends. :(

duma key? :rolleyes:

Jane Austen. :lol:

(ha ha, beat Brice to it!)

[Ka-mai]

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

PKD always makes me feel like I should be getting amazing hints right about now!!!! ...but I don't. :lol: I'm too stupid for his books. I like them anyway.

[Munchausen]

Shake Hands with the Devil by Lt. Gen. Romeo Dallaire
Thought I'd try some nonfiction for a change. Not regretting it so far.

[sarah]

I'm currently reading/listening to The Pillars of the Earth. I'm surprised at how much I'm enjoying it so far. I'm about 400 pages in and it just keeps getting better.

[Ruthful]

http://www.pixiepalace.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/07/SonOfAWitch.jpg

[Daghain]

Just finished My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult and am now reading A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving.

[Ka-mai]

A Prayer For Owen Meany is a great book. So not like the movie. Not that the movie's not good, it's just totally different.

I'm reading The Rice Mother, and can I just say, I think I know why my boyfriend's mother is depressed all the time... she reads the absolute most depressing books imaginable. This is the second one she's recommended me and they both are huge fucking downers. I'm afraid I'm going to have nightmares tonight. :ninja: I'm not even sure I'm going to touch the other two she sent along....

Okay, the book is very well written and interesting, but geez, it will make you want to down a bottle of Prozac.

[Ruthful]

She's one of the writers whose work I really want to check out sometime in the (near) future. I have a friend who's a huge fan of hers, but I've never actually read any of her novels-much like Palahniuk.

[Ruthful]

http://memorywavetransmission.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/semi-tough.jpg

[Lily-sai]

Reading this, I remember again why I love Pratchett so much.

http://www.show-and-stay.co.uk/images/showandstay/shows/nation.jpg

[Ka-mai]

I should really check out Terry Pratchett, all I've read is Good Omens. Anyone suggest a good first?

[mae]

Start with the first Discworld novel: The Colour of Magic.

[CPU]

Imajica by Clive Barker. I'm halfway done and the only thing I dislike are the sex scenes that go on, and on, and on. Never thought I'd say that, but there it is :lol:

This is the only Barker novel I've read, although I've seen most of the movies based on his books. I may decide to read The Great and Secret Show and it's sequel next.

[Ruthful]

But isn't he known for his bizarre, deviant sex scenes? I personally haven't read any of his novels, but that's what I've read.

[ladysai]

Imajica by Clive Barker. I'm halfway done and the only thing I dislike are the sex scenes that go on, and on, and on. Never thought I'd say that, but there it is :lol:
I know what you mean.
I dont consider myself a prude, and have never minded reading through an interesting interlude,
but as I read this book, which was an enthralling story in general,
I found myself thinking:
geez, already...
get some clothes on and get on with the story!



This is the only Barker novel I've read, although I've seen most of the movies based on his books. I may decide to read The Great and Secret Show and it's sequel next.
Please put Weaveworld on you Barker reading list.
I dont believe you'd regret it. :)



But isn't he known for his bizarre, deviant sex scenes? I personally haven't read any of his novels, but that's what I've read.

True stuff.
The sexually conservative may find the sex scenes a turn-off to his writing.
To each his own and all that.
;)

[flaggwalkstheline]

Imajica by Clive Barker. I'm halfway done and the only thing I dislike are the sex scenes that go on, and on, and on. Never thought I'd say that, but there it is :lol:
I know what you mean.
I dont consider myself a prude, and have never minded reading through an interesting interlude,
but as I read this book, which was an enthralling story in general,
I found myself thinking:
geez, already...
get some clothes on and get on with the story!



This is the only Barker novel I've read, although I've seen most of the movies based on his books. I may decide to read The Great and Secret Show and it's sequel next.
Please put Weaveworld on you Barker reading list.
I dont believe you'd regret it. :)



But isn't he known for his bizarre, deviant sex scenes? I personally haven't read any of his novels, but that's what I've read.

True stuff.
The sexually conservative may find the sex scenes a turn-off to his writing.
To each his own and all that.
;)

Yeah, I ADORE Imajica, i've read most of his stories but imajica is one of my favorites by him or by anyone
At first I found the sex scenes between john fury zacharias and his androgynous ninja lover Pie O Pa (sp?) to be kinda disturbing but eventually I found their relationship to be rather touching
Barker's weird like that
And actually the deviant sex scenes in that book aren't as bad as in some others by him, IE Damnation Game and cabal :pirate:

right now I'm reading a rather strange fantasy novel by Harry Turtledove called After The Downfall about a nazi soldier who gets magically transported to another world where he unlearns his SS training watching elves and orcs slaughter eachother, its like platoon + narnia but with a protaganist whose a nazi. very strange but compelling

[sarah]

Finished The Pillars of the Earth and now starting The Power of Myth.

[jayson]

...now starting The Power of Myth.

as in this?

http://homepage.mac.com/dave_rogers/images/41

excluding fiction, it's my second favorite book ever (the first is also campbell by the way)

whoo hoo!

:clap:

[sarajean]

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

PKD always makes me feel like I should be getting amazing hints right about now!!!! ...but I don't. :lol: I'm too stupid for his books. I like them anyway.

he's like that.

there's always a point anywhere from 50-80 pages in where i have a "oh! that's what the fuck!" moment. after that everything that didn't make sense before that suddenly clicks.

that's one of the reasons why he's my favourite.

i need to re-read a bunch of his stuff once i'm done with my LotR re-read. i'm about a third of the way through fellowship.

[alinda]

Remote Viewing
http://books.google.com/books?id=2egMR9TXk0MC&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=5&sig=ACfU3U2pG4LqU7HolFmy1z9cyb6KdNBldQ

Dr David Moorehouse PHD

[jayson]

...my LotR re-read. i'm about a third of the way through fellowship.

well isn't that interesting?

i just started (yet another) re-read of that as well and i am in the same place.

:couple:

[Ruthful]

Remote Viewing
http://books.google.com/books?id=2egMR9TXk0MC&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=5&sig=ACfU3U2pG4LqU7HolFmy1z9cyb6KdNBldQ

Dr David Moorehouse PHD

I used to belong to a message board where one of the Californians would do drive-by remote viewings. It was always interesting trying to figure out how many of them were humorous, vs. real.

They would go something like this:

raised on Upper West Side by red diaper babies got expelled from recess for snorting milk drives a Camaro to job as barista at Starbucks trolls women's detention center for dates to Wilco concert.

I'm paraphrasing, but that's the gist.

I kinda miss DonPeyote.

[turtlex]

...now starting The Power of Myth.

as in this?

http://homepage.mac.com/dave_rogers/images/41

excluding fiction, it's my second favorite book ever (the first is also campbell by the way)

whoo hoo!

:clap:

I love JC. This completely makes me want to start a re-read. Thanks, jayson and sarah.

My girl and I took the audio on our last road trip.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41B8ZNBX05L._SL500_AA240_.jpg

[alinda]

Remote Viewing
http://books.google.com/books?id=2egMR9TXk0MC&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=5&sig=ACfU3U2pG4LqU7HolFmy1z9cyb6KdNBldQ

Dr David Moorehouse PHD

I used to belong to a message board where one of the Californians would do drive-by remote viewings. It was always interesting trying to figure out how many of them were humorous, vs. real.

They would go something like this:

raised on Upper West Side by red diaper babies got expelled from recess for snorting milk drives a Camaro to job as barista at Starbucks trolls women's detention center for dates to Wilco concert.

I'm paraphrasing, but that's the gist.

I kinda miss DonPeyote. me too. ......:)

[Heather19]

Finally started Drood
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YhrLAYLQ8So/SUAK0TdK8nI/AAAAAAAAHNI/nuQd1mX0d0Q/s400/Drood.jpg

I'm hoping this will help me get over my reader's block. I'm not too far in yet, but so far I'm loving it. :)

[educatedlady]

Imajica by Clive Barker. I'm halfway done and the only thing I dislike are the sex scenes that go on, and on, and on. Never thought I'd say that, but there it is :lol:

This is the only Barker novel I've read, although I've seen most of the movies based on his books. I may decide to read The Great and Secret Show and it's sequel next.

Read The Hellbound Heart and Cabal

[jhanic]

Finally started Drood
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YhrLAYLQ8So/SUAK0TdK8nI/AAAAAAAAHNI/nuQd1mX0d0Q/s400/Drood.jpg

I'm hoping this will help me get over my reader's block. I'm not too far in yet, but so far I'm loving it. :)

I really liked this book. If you like it, try his The Terror next.

John

[Heather19]

I really liked this book. If you like it, try his The Terror next.

John

I've already read that one, and I absolutely loved it. It's easily one of my favorites :)

[3 DOORS DOWN]

Now reading The Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams only 200 pages in but this is a great book so far.

[John_and_Yoko]

Have started Treasure Island, which I've never read before. I was surprised at how short it is, but then it's the Jekyll and Hyde author, so.... *shrugs*

But it's good so far! :D

[Ruthful]

http://www.michaeltotten.com/images/The%20Persian%20Night%20by%20Taheri.jpg

[Tvmorbid]

Currently reading IT (for what seems to be the twentieth time heh heh). I'm going to be starting the Tower series again after that though as my friend is going to read it for the first time and I thought I would kind of hold his hand as he made his way though it lol

[Ka-mai]

The Jungle. I don't know what it is about classic literature, but it bores the shit out of me. <_< I think I'm supposed to feel enlightened or cultured or something, but nope, just boredom.

[Ruthful]

http://www.payvand.com/news/09/feb/Laughing-Without-an-Accent.jpg

[Ka-mai]

Ooh, Iranian kick. That one about Khomeini looks interesting, I have only a vague idea of what went on since I was pretty little when it was all happening. Did you read Reading Lolita in Tehran? I'm kind of thinking you did since it's fairly well-known, I really enjoyed it.

[Ruthful]

I've only skimmed it, but I really like Azar Nafisi.

She did a great interview with Kurt Anderson a few years ago where she covered a lot of the subjects in her memoir.

http://www.studio360.org/yore/show092703.html

The book by Taheri is very interesting, because before he became a journalist/commentator/speaker in Europe he was the editor-in-chief of the largest daily newspaper in Iran. He goes into a lot of the history that's never discussed when the topic of Khomeini and the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty comes up. For example, how many of the laws in Iran were still based on Islamic precepts under the Shah, the fact that most of the Shiite clerics in the Middle East don't subscribe to Khomeiniism, how Khomeini tried to erase the national identity of the Persians, etc...

[TLC]

I just read The city and the city by China Meiville
now I'm onto The Northwood Chronicles by Elizabeth Engstrom.

[jhanic]

The Jungle. I don't know what it is about classic literature, but it bores the shit out of me. <_< I think I'm supposed to feel enlightened or cultured or something, but nope, just boredom.

Speaking as an English major and ex-English teacher (a LONG time ago), you really have to understand the milieau of The Jungle before you can really appreciate it. It's one of the first "muckraking" books published and created a firestorm when it was first published.

John

[Daghain]

I LOVE The Jungle. (Another English major - go figure!)

[theyspunaweb]

I totally gave up on Infinite Jest like 2 weeks in...and am reading Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris. It is really cute and funny.

Before that I started reading Heart Shaped Box, which I found pretty entertaining. You can definitely notice the similarities between Father and Son.

[Ruthful]

I totally gave up on Infinite Jest like 2 weeks in...and am reading Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris. It is really cute and funny.


You did better than me. I read one page of that novel, then returned it to the library.

David Sedaris's essays are hilarious though. My favorite ones in that collection are the title essay, and the one about a family reunion where he has to extricate himself from a bathroom filled with someone else's unflushed feces.

[birdandbear]

I am just reading the song of susannah! (i am ashamed!!) but i guess i will finish it in about couple days. than the last book, with no delays!

[Rjeso]

1. The Tempest
2. Insomnia, finally. Enjoying it thus far.
3. W&G
4. Voyage of the Fox Rider - Dennis L. McKiernan
5. The Book of Ratings - Lore Fitzgerald Sjoberg

[theyspunaweb]

I totally gave up on Infinite Jest like 2 weeks in...and am reading Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris. It is really cute and funny.


You did better than me. I read one page of that novel, then returned it to the library.

David Sedaris's essays are hilarious though. My favorite ones in that collection are the title essay, and the one about a family reunion where he has to extricate himself from a bathroom filled with someone else's unflushed feces.


Yes that is hilarious. I also laughed out loud on the bus when he is discussing his learning process with the French language and he says to the butcher "Is that what cows thoughts come out of" referring to the cow brain.

[Ka-mai]

The Jungle. I don't know what it is about classic literature, but it bores the shit out of me. <_< I think I'm supposed to feel enlightened or cultured or something, but nope, just boredom.

Speaking as an English major and ex-English teacher (a LONG time ago), you really have to understand the milieau of The Jungle before you can really appreciate it. It's one of the first "muckraking" books published and created a firestorm when it was first published.

John

See, I can understand that, but... reading about how people a hundred years ago suffered constantly is, to me, something you read for a research paper, not pleasure reading. I kind of fail to see where this is going other than more suffering and inevitable death... and I'd like to read something a little more fun.

Although I am frankly amazed our species lived past then, what with the food contamination and freezing and all.

[jhanic]

I don't think The Jungle was ever supposed to be entertaining, even back when it was published. What he describes in the book is gross, admittedly, but think what things may have been like back in the Middle Ages!

John

[Jean]

http://lib.aldebaran.ru/books/bykov_dmitrii/bykov_dmitrii_boris_pasternak/cover.jpg

- written by my favorite author, Dmitry Bykov, about one of our most famous poets, Boris Pasternak (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Pasternak). Absolutely great. The depth of analysis, the insights, the writing, everything. It's about 1,000 pages long, and being now in the middle I can't but deplore it being so short...

[mae]

Jean, you've mentioned Bykov before. I wonder why he isn't being officially translated into English. I keep noticing more and more contemporary Russian literature show up here in the States. For example, just off the top of my head, I noticed a couple of books on my last trip to my local Barnes & Noble, one of which was by Akunin and another a female writer.

[Jean]

Jean, you've mentioned Bykov before. I wonder why he isn't being officially translated into English. I keep noticing more and more contemporary Russian literature show up here in the States. For example, just off the top of my head, I noticed a couple of books on my last trip to my local Barnes & Noble, one of which was by Akunin and another a female writer.
do you remember who the female author was?

The main difference between Akunin and Bykov - to take just two, maybe the most typical - is that Akunin, although a rather good writer, is translatable, while Bykov is not; I mean, he is, of course, but translating his best novels would mean total rewriting them into the context of the English language. For example, the only possible translations of Alice in Wonderland are total rewritings; in Bykov case it is aggravated by the fact that in addition to this (that is, to his way of writing being very much based on exploring the limits and the very structure of our language) and to his being a thoroughly entertaining writer possessing immense, if rather macabre, sense of humor, he is a deep philosopher and social thinker, deeply ingrained in history and culture of our country; I am afraid all that would make an adequate re-writing next to impossible.

[mae]

The female author was Tolstaya, the book being The Slynx.

[Jean]

Wish it was someone else, for example Ulizkaya... I personally don't really like Tolstaya , especially not The Slynx, - she has some good stuff (although not my favorite under any circumstances), but not this. Tastes differ, of course, and I know that some people consider it a masterpiece (for example, that's what it was called, as I've just learned, in The Times Literary Supplement).

Learn Russian, pablo!!! bears will help.

[fernandito]

Just bought this at Border's over the weekend :

http://www.joshavram.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/blood-meridian3.jpg

I love the whole gritty-western theme, and McCarthy hasn't let me down yet. I'm going to start it as soon as I finish the other books I'm currently reading :)

[Ruthful]

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n0/n585.jpg

[Daghain]

Ooh, loved the movie, let me know how the book was. :)

[Ruthful]

It's the only Hannibal book that I haven't yet read. Hopefully, it's as good as the others.

[Brice]

Oh, it is. :D

[turtlex]

I loved the SOTL book... I liked it a lot more than the movie ( which I liked a lot ). I had read the book before seeing the movie, though, so that's a factor, of course.

It's excellent. A real good read. Clarice is a much more rounded / developed character in the book than in the movie.

[Brice]

I read it after seeing the movie. I still think the book is far better, though I too loved the movie.

[Jean]

I still haven't finished it - started a couple years ago, got undescribably bored (less so than by the movie, but still) and dropped it... if Pam and Brice think it is readable, though, I think I will give it another try, I didn't dispose of the book or anything.

[Brice]

I loved the whole series.

[Ruthful]

Me too, especially Red Dragon, which is still one of my favorite horror novels.

[ManOfWesternesse]

Finished a re-read of "The Mote in God's Eye" & "The Moat around Murcheson's Eye" ("The Gripping Hand" in the States?) - Niven & Pournelle.

Now re-reading "A Song of Ice and Fire" - GRR Martin. (Book 1 - A Game of Thrones)

[Darkthoughts]

Reading In The Night Room by Peter Straub at the moment, and I must say, it is amazing! I've never read anything he's written alone before (obviously, I've read The Talisman and Black House many times) and I just think he's great...well, certainly in this story.

All I can say is, if you love twinners and other worlds - this is right up your alley!

[sarajean]

Finished a re-read of "The Mote in God's Eye" & "The Moat around Murcheson's Eye" ("The Gripping Hand" in the States?) - Niven & Pournelle.

Now re-reading "A Song of Ice and Fire" - GRR Martin. (Book 1 - A Game of Thrones)

yes, indeed, it is called that in the states.

i love those books.

just finished the helm's deep portion of my re-read of the two towers.

[turtlex]

Two Towers? Awesome. Wonder where you got that reco?!? :lol:

Loved Two Towers. Actually, I loved all of the LOTR books. Much more so than The Hobbit, actually. :orely:

[sarajean]

actually, pam, i was waiting until the books were unpacked, because i've been wanting to re-read for months. he just decided to read along with me. :couple:

[turtlex]

Are you reading all three, sj?

I might take a look at those next, actually. Though, I do have quite a few books backed up to read when I get my head back in the reading game. Not to mention UTD coming out soon.

And, one is even something you reco'd , but you probably didn't even realize you did!

[sarajean]

:unsure:

would i really read just one?

i'm pretty sure i posted last week that i was reading fellowship. :P

i recommended something?

[turtlex]

Oh, I probably just missed it. Sorry.

You didn't specifically recommend something, no. It was subliminal. :D

War for the Oaks: A Novel - by Emma Bull

You'd mentioned it once so I bought it. It's like a pavlovian thing. :blush:

[jayson]

Are you reading all three, sj?

tolkien says they aren't three parts, but one whole, so i don't get the question. :P

[sarajean]

Are you reading all three, sj?

tolkien says they aren't three parts, but one whole, so i don't get the question. :P

this. :huglove:

sidenote: pam, you will love that book.

[turtlex]

Are you reading all three, sj?

tolkien says they aren't three parts, but one whole, so i don't get the question. :P




Are you reading all three, sj?

tolkien says they aren't three parts, but one whole, so i don't get the question. :P

this. :huglove:

sidenote: pam, you will love that book.

Of course I meant... not three different books... but different sections of the same wonderful story !! Yeah, that's what I meant !!! :P

sjayson - I love you guys. :huglove: x 2

sj - It's my next read.

[ola]

Just finished Lamentation by Ken Scholes. It's one of the best new fantasy books I've read, but it's weird because immediately after finishing the Dark Tower I couldn't get through it...I had to switch to either straight sci fi or other genres for a while out of heartbreak. (Oh, and other King books of course. Those helped.)

Now I'm between books and don't know what to do, I am thinking of giving China Miéville a shot. Specifically, the "Bas Lag" books.

[John_and_Yoko]

Currently reading Hook & Jill by Andrea Jones, and enjoying it! :D

[CPU]

Reading In The Night Room by Peter Straub at the moment, and I must say, it is amazing! I've never read anything he's written alone before (obviously, I've read The Talisman and Black House many times) and I just think he's great...well, certainly in this story.

All I can say is, if you love twinners and other worlds - this is right up your alley!

I haven't read that one, but you might want to try Mystery, and The Throat also by Straub; I really enjoyed them.


I just finished Imajica and I'm trying to decide if I want to find a quick read before The Lost Symbol comes out next week.

[Darkthoughts]

Cool, I'll check them out :thumbsup:

[Ka-tet]

Just finished Just After Sunset (Love'd it) Im on Book 5 of the amber Cronicles now.

[Ricky]

I'm reading Flashforward, Beowulf (kill me now), and Antes de ser Libres. Naturally, Flashforward is my favorite of the three.

[hoin1585]

I am reading the Interview with the Vampire , a beautiful and dark novel.

[candy]

i discovered neil gaimen while i was away. most excellent books, thoroughly enjoyed them and have passed them to my dad to read also

american gods and neverwhere

[CPU]

The Lost Symbol

[ladysai]

The Lost Symbol

~envy overload~

http://www.anchoredbygrace.com/smileys/mgcrazy.gif

[BROWNINGS CHILDE]

Rereading It (third time)

Hi Georgie

[cody44]

Reading Christine for the first time, just finished 1984.

[Jon]

The Chase - Clive Cussler

[John_and_Yoko]

What if it's a Trick Question? by Peter Von Brown.

[ManOfWesternesse]

On a re-read of GRR Martins series "A Song of Ice and Fire".
Currently on Book 2 - 'A Clash of Kings'

[Ka-mai]

Just finished the third/fourth book of the Tales of the Otori. It ended so satisfactorily that I really don't have too much desire to move on to the last one. But I will, in a day or two. I need a break from all the constant reading.

(I say third/fourth because it was the third part of a trilogy, then the author decided to write a prequel and a new last book, so it turned into a five-part thing.)

[theyspunaweb]

I'm reading Black House now. I'm only 3 chapters in and I actually really like how it is written. It is so creepy. Yuck. The descriptions are like a movie.

[fernandito]

I'm currently switching back and forth between Crime & Punishment and Blood Meridian :)

[Brice]

I'm currently reading Nightworlds by William F. Nolan.

[cody44]

I switched from Christine to IT, having never read it before I figured it was time to give it a try.

[Brice]

Yes, it is time for that. :)

[Ruthful]

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n13/n67699.jpg

[John Blaze]

rereading my Ayn Rand.

[Ruthful]

http://bookcoverarchive.com/images/books/the_fuckup.large.jpg

[Lily-sai]

Marooned in Realtime, by Vernon Vinge. I just love Vinge.

http://media.us.macmillan.com/jackets/500H/9780765308849.jpg

[Ka-mai]

I just finished the last couple Tales of the Otori. Now I'm reading Bury Me Standing, which is an ethnography of Gypsies in Albania in the early 90s. I don't know if anything's changed since then, but I definitely won't be going to Albania. Ever.

[Daghain]

Just finished A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving and am starting a reread of The Giver by Lois Lowry.

[Lily-sai]

I just finished the last couple Tales of the Otori. Now I'm reading Bury Me Standing, which is an ethnography of Gypsies in Albania in the early 90s. I don't know if anything's changed since then, but I definitely won't be going to Albania. Ever.

Ah, a book about Albania! Must read it.
Since my mom has been living there for four years now, I've been to Albania. Definitely not for.. faint of heart. I myself refused to go out for a first couple o'days, and I thought I was a fearless traveler. :innocent:

But hey, it's warm there. And very nice people. And gorgeous landscapes.

ETA: Oh yes, I'm reading this right now. Reynolds rocks, too.

http://www.coverbrowser.com/image/bestselling-sci-fi-fantasy-2007/1994-1.jpg

[Ka-mai]

Beautiful landscapes? Things must have changed, because the author talks about how barren it is there. She also keeps mentioning how things get stolen a lot. But yeah, it was 15 years ago, so I'm glad to hear things have improved.

[John Blaze]

johnny tremain, for like the billionth time in my life.

i finished all my ayn rand rereading, and althought I don't agree with all the tenets of objectivism, i agree with alot of what she says. I was very angry when the government went after Bill Gates back in the day, and now I remember why.

[mia/susannah]

I am currently reading The Neverending Story, it is really good.

[cozener]

I've been trying to read Jude the Obscure lately and I'm having a really hard time getting into it. So I've been supplementing with Harvard Lampoon's Bored of the Rings.

[rosie real]

the stephen king illustrated companion.

isn't everyone? :orely:

[lowdown]

insomnia but after that .....I'm gonna take a King break and go over to some older Terry Brooks .....probally the "Running with the Demon"...series ....i read most of that when i was younger so ....i would like to reread that.......anything newly published.. in that same vain ......i would love to have some suggestions .... if ya willing

[rosie real]

insomnia but after that .....I'm gonna take a King break and go over to some older Terry Brooks .....probally the "Running with the Demon"...series ....i read most of that when i was younger so ....i would like to reread that.......anything newly published.. in that same vain ......i would love to have some suggestions .... if ya willing

have you ever read any of jim butcher's dresden files series? or anything by christopher moore? i loved lamb and practical demonkeeping. also, the stupidest angel, and. . . oh hell, anything by moore is worth reading. :)

[IWasSentWest]

just finished grave peril by jim butcher. i love this series.

moving on to temple of the winds by terry goodkind.

[fernando1]

i am reading the twilight series
they are ok not my cup of tea

[lowdown]

insomnia but after that .....I'm gonna take a King break and go over to some older Terry Brooks .....probally the "Running with the Demon"...series ....i read most of that when i was younger so ....i would like to reread that.......anything newly published.. in that same vain ......i would love to have some suggestions .... if ya willing

have you ever read any of jim butcher's dresden files series? or anything by christopher moore? i loved lamb and practical demonkeeping. also, the stupidest angel, and. . . oh hell, anything by moore is worth reading. :)

thankee sai im gonna check em out....goood look

[Arthur Heath]

just finished grave peril by jim butcher. i love this series.

moving on to temple of the winds by terry goodkind.

Im still going nuts over The Dresden Files. Just finished White Night (book 7).
If you have not read this series, then please, do yourself a favor.

[jhanic]

I just finished a reread of Straub's Ghost Story. I had read it when it first came out and couple times afterwards, but I hadn't picked it up for more than ten years. I'd forgotten just how great it was, although the ending was a bit of a letdown.

I'm also reading Bev Vincent's Illustrated King Companion. A great book. I'm taking my time--about a chapter every couple days--and not even taking the extra stuff out of the book until I've finished the read. Then I'm going to have even more fun!

John

[Daghain]

Just finished The Giver by Lois Lowry and am now reading Gathering Blue by the same author.

[jayson]

thanks to someone being so fucking cool and getting me my own copy, sjayson is about to begin a much-anticipated mutual read of this...

http://www.therobrosen.net/Jitterbug_Perfume.jpg

and thank you again!

:huglove:

:wub:

:couple:

[sarajean]

:D

you'll love it.

it really is one of my favourites, so if you don't...

but you will.

:huglove:

i'm glad it finally got there.

:couple:

[candy]

I am currently reading The Neverending Story, it is really good.

isn't it good:huglove:


i am reading the twilight series
they are ok not my cup of tea

i read the first one, it was ok. not mind blowing brilliant, but that does not happen very often. So yeah it was ok, need to get the second one now

[Jean]

insomnia but after that .....I'm gonna take a King break and go over to some older Terry Brooks .....probally the "Running with the Demon"...series ....i read most of that when i was younger so ....i would like to reread that.......anything newly published.. in that same vain ......i would love to have some suggestions .... if ya willing

have you ever read any of jim butcher's dresden files series? or anything by christopher moore? i loved lamb and practical demonkeeping. also, the stupidest angel, and. . . oh hell, anything by moore is worth reading. :)
moores sent by rosies are sitting on bears' shelves... bears are all anticipation... soon, when they are through with the current reading that keeps piling up, they will get down to Lamb!

[Myste]

I'm currently reading Joe Hill's 20th Century Ghosts

[Daghain]

:clap:

Oh, that's a great book. My favorite story was Pop Art. :D

[Myste]

^ Pop Art was very strange... I don't really know did I like it or not. It's... diffirent. I just finished reading "Where the Locust Sing", that was quite chilling tale.

[Jean]

loved the whole book, my absolute favorite ones being Bobby Conroy Comes Back From The Dead, My Father's Mask, and The Widow's Breakfast.

[Ruthful]

http://images.morris.com/images/athens/mdControlled/cms/2009/05/07/437419632.jpg

[John_and_Yoko]

Going to start The Chronicles of Narnia today--only ever read The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe previously.

[Daghain]

Just finished Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry and am now reading Messenger by the same author.

[Emily]

I have jury duty tomorrow ( :angry: ) and I'm bringing The Great Gatsby, which I've somehow never read before and was told I'll like (I hate when I haven't read books like that that everyone has read), and I'm also bringing Jitterbug Perfume, since my brother thinks I'll be done with Gatsby before I'm done with jury duty :cry:

[jayson]

i'm taking partial credit for that one. :D

i owed you one for the time traveler's wife

[sarajean]

I have jury duty tomorrow ( :angry: ) and I'm bringing The Great Gatsby, which I've somehow never read before and was told I'll like (I hate when I haven't read books like that that everyone has read), and I'm also bringing Jitterbug Perfume, since my brother thinks I'll be done with Gatsby before I'm done with jury duty :cry:


i'm taking partial credit for that one. :D

i owed you one for the time traveler's wife

i'm gonna go ahead and grab the rest of that credit. :D

[Emily]

8)

[Patrick]

20th CENTURY GHOSTS, THE GREAT GATSBY, THE TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE... People are reading some damn good books around her!

Just finished THE MISTRESS'S DAUGHTER (http://www.amhomesbooks.com/index.php?mode=objectlist&section_id=176) by A.M. Homes.

Now reading DROOD by Dan Simmons.

[fernandito]

Gaaahhhh!! I need to pick up Drood!!